Chapter 57: Baoqiang
The next morning, Gu Wei had breakfast with his parents.
"Son, you feel much more energetic today. Husband, look at me, I think you seem to have become more handsome." Gu Wei's mother noticed the difference in Gu Wei as soon as she saw him. Although his facial features had not changed, her whole temperament seemed different, and she looked radiant.
"It seems so. I feel my skin is better." After hearing this, Gu Wei's father looked Gu Wei up and down and said.
"Why do you want to become handsome? Your son is already handsome.
"Maybe I've been busy these days and I'm a little tired. I rested well last night, so I look much more energetic today," Gu Wei explained.
Gu Wei's parents looked at him and could only accept this reason.
After breakfast, Gu Wei came to the company.
"Mr. Gu~" Chen Zhixi pushed the door open and seemed to want to say something to Gu Wei who was sitting behind the desk, but was suddenly stunned.
"What's wrong, Sister Zhixi?" Gu Wei asked
"Ah, Wang Baoqiang is here. You guys are going to take a photo together for a promotional poster for the new film's launch."
Chen Zhixi immediately reacted and said.
"Okay, let's go now."
After saying that, he followed Chen Zhixi out.
"Mr. Gu, you look really good today," Chen Zhixi said as they walked.
When she entered the room just now, she was stunned when she saw Gu Wei's face. She felt that Gu Wei had become more handsome and looked more energetic.
"Really? Maybe it's because you had a good rest." Gu Wei said with a smile.
The two of them went straight to the dressing room, where Wang Baoqiang was already putting on makeup.
When Baoqiang saw Gu Wei and Chen Zhixi come in, he wanted to stand up and say hello.
"Brother Baoqiang, you don't need to get up. It's more important to put on makeup." Gu Wei said quickly.
Bao Qiang listened without any hesitation, and sat down to continue putting on makeup, but said
"Mr. Gu, hello. I didn't expect our first meeting would be in the dressing room. I've been wanting to thank you for casting me in this movie for a long time."
Baoqiang's upper body didn't move. The makeup artist had just finished his face and was doing his hair.
"Brother Baoqiang, you're welcome. I really like the movies you make and have been wanting to work with you for a long time. This time, I commissioned Producer Chen to invite you to this film project. I'm very happy that you can come and participate."
As he spoke, Gu Wei also sat down and a makeup artist came over to put makeup on him.
"Boss Gu, you're flattering me too much. Just call me Baoqiang."
Gu Wei's words made Wang Baoqiang happy but also a little nervous. Gu Wei was too polite to him.
Before taking the role, he had some understanding of Gu Wei. Although it seemed that Gu Wei was just an actor who had just debuted and had not yet graduated from college, he was a real investor and made a lot of money from his investment in "The Sword of Assassin".
Now I am going to invest in my own movies.
Wang Baoqiang is not qualified to be either an investor or a director at this stage, so he has great respect for Gu Wei after accepting the role.
Gu Wei's makeup was relatively simple, and the two of them quickly finished their makeup and changed into costumes.
In fact, Gu Wei was wearing a white shirt and jeans, while Wang Baoqiang was wearing a Thai-style casual outfit. They both wore the same style of windbreaker outside. Each of them wore a pair of large sunglasses.
The shooting of promotional posters is very simple. Two people stand together and strike various cool poses, either back to back, or walking forward together, or making gestures. The photographer takes more pictures and then adds the background picture later.
The filming was completed very quickly.
"Brother Baoqiang, if you have anything to do later, I'll treat you to a simple meal. The filming of the movie is about to start, and as the two protagonists, we need to communicate more." Gu Wei invited.
"It's nothing, thank you for your help, Mr. Gu. You are so polite." Baoqiang was a little flattered.
After finishing the work, Gu Wei took Wang Baoqiang to a restaurant downstairs from the company. Because it was close, Gu Wei was considered a frequent customer of his.
The two entered a private room, and Gu Wei handed the menu to Wang Baoqiang, signaling him to order first.
Baoqiang declined for a while, then ordered two dishes at random.
Gu Wei took the menu and said, "Stir-fried leeks, stir-fried broccoli, stir-fried garlic sprouts, and stir-fried green beans. That's all." He handed the menu to the waiter.
Then he smiled and said to Wang Baoqiang, "Brother Baoqiang, don't mind me. I'm trying to lose weight recently. I eat more vegetables and less meat. Green vegetables are good for the body."
"Green vegetables are good. Eating more green vegetables will keep you healthy." Wang Baoqiang agreed with a simple smile.
After a while, all the dishes were served. There was a table full of vegetables, and Gu Wei made way for Wang Baoqiang from time to time.
This made Wang Baoqiang himself puzzled. He didn't know what Gu Wei liked about him and why he was so enthusiastic towards him.
The two of them ate and chatted, and their relationship became closer.
Speaking of Wang Baoqiang, he is indeed one of Gu Wei's favorite male stars.
Although Wang Baoqiang is not good-looking, has no background and no money.
However, he is the only person in the entertainment industry in the past 20 years who started out as a grassroots group performer and eventually became a top star.
Wang Baoqiang didn’t dare to say it before, but he really didn’t say it after that.
He is a migrant worker in Beijing and started out as a group performer.
He had no money, no connections, no education, and no acting training. But he had luck, and he had the talent and the ability to seize the hard-earned opportunities.
When Wang Baoqiang was a child, he watched the movie "Shaolin Temple" and then had the idea of learning Kung Fu. He started practicing martial arts at the age of 6 and became a lay disciple in Shaolin Temple at the age of 8.
Later, when he grew up, he wanted to be an actor, so he moved to Beijing alone. While working as an extra, he was noticed by a director for his unique image and was cast in the film "Blind Well". This film won him the Best New Actor Award at the 40th Taiwan Golden Horse Film Awards.
It was from then on that his fate began to change, and he was no longer just a small extra.
In 2004, because of his image, he participated in the drama film "A World Without Thieves" directed by Feng Xiaogang, playing the honest and simple "Shagen". This role brought him to life and made more people remember him - Wang Baoqiang.
In 2008, the TV series "Soldier Assault" shot by Wang Baoqiang became a hit. He played the protagonist "Xu Sanduo" in it. This TV series not only brought him greater fame, but also won him the Most Popular Actor Award and the Audience Favorite TV Actor Award at the 24th China TV Golden Eagle Awards.
Last year, the box office of "Lost in Thailand" starring him exceeded 1.2 billion.
Wang Baoqiang's rise is partly due to luck, but more so to his own strength. Although he has never taken a day of acting class, his acting skills are better than most male actors in the circle.
In 2011, he starred in a movie "Hello! Mr. Tree". After its release, he won the Best Actor Award at the New York Film Festival, the Best Actor Award at the 9th Vladivostok International Film Festival in Russia, the Best Actor Award at the 12th Chinese Film Media Awards, and the Best Actor Award at the 10th Reggio Emilia Asian Film Festival in Italy.
If it happened to other actors, winning an award would require them to advertise themselves as the best actor.
So now it seems that Wang Baoqiang's success is actually natural and well-deserved.
What Gu Wei admires most is Wang Baoqiang's character.
This person's character can be described in two words: 'clean'.
In today's entertainment industry, which celebrity doesn't have some negative news? There are those who cheat, have affairs, take drugs, visit prostitutes, evade taxes, and so on.
No star dares to say that he is a lotus flower, rising above the mud without being stained, and there is no problem at all.
But from the perspective of the original time and space, Wang Baoqiang is that lotus flower. And it is a lotus flower that has been verified and tested by facts.
When his wife cheated on him with his agent and the two people closest to him betrayed him together, there was no black material found on him.
I barely made up some stories, but they were eventually proven to be false.
This situation is unique in the entertainment industry.
(End of this chapter)
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